Riverside County, California, authorities have arrested Mitch Behm and David Delgado, the owner and former manager, respectively, of Global Captive Breeders, LLC (GCB), a rodent and reptile breeder and dealer.

Currently, There are 4 states without felony provisions for cruelty to animals: Idaho, Mississippi, North Dakota, and South Dakota. They need to come on board.
Additionally, people who abuse animals are very often to move on to violence against people.

In March, 2011, Paul Felice,22, duct-taped his former girlfriend's 7 month old puppy- a Pit bull- then, took the puppy to a field and shot her in the head with a deer rifle. This week, he was found guilty for one felony count of killing an animal.

Wrapped in a white T-shirt, the kitten's nose and mouth were splotched with dried blood.
No more than 8 weeks old, he was a half pound of balled-up black and white fur when Linda Christian first saw him on Friday. His eyes were squeezed shut.

Animal abuse kills hundreds of animals everyday and nothing is being done to the people causing the abuse. They get a fine or community service and that is not enough for the horrendous crimes these people commit. Here is an excerpt of Pennsylvania's

This is for all the Patricks, Halftons, ALL the animals being abused/murdered in the WORLD--WE DEMAND STRONGER LAWS, STIFFER PENALTIES, AND JUSTICE TO BE SERVED TO THOSE WHO THINK NOTHING OF KILLING/ABUSING ANIMALS!

Every day there is another animal abuse/murder story--and we will keep making petitions and fighting for the rights of animals!! Also from Western Michigan, a man slit the throats of two horses--in retribution for his wife's affair with the stable owner

Two Riverside men suspected of abandoning a bruised and starving horse have been arrested in an animal-cruelty case, officials said Monday.
Witnesses reported seeing two men on horseback pulling the malnourished animal by a rope Friday evening in a

The cruel, senseless death of a beloved dog named Nitro is the driving force behind supporters of Nitro's Law HB70. Nitro was a dog that was starved to death back in October 2008 while in the care of High Caliber K-9 in Youngstown, Ohio.
Nitro, a

Gerald McKinney nearly beat a young dog to death with 2 bats then tried to bury it alive. One of the dogs eyeballs was missing & it's face mutilated. Ask that no plea bargains be offered to McKinney & max sentencing applied. LIMITED TIME TO SIGN. HURRY!

A Florida bill which would make the slaughter of any horse in the state a felony offence would be a major help in shutting down a thriving black market trade in horse meat, a campaigner says.
Richard "Kudo" Couto has been campaigning against the dozens

These two young boys pictured here are Alphonzo Harris and Gregory McDonald and they are only 10 and 12-years old. They're also both facing felony charges for animal cruelty, dog fighting and baiting and they're